Forget about 'consensus', the 'consensus' in this hobby is that there's no 'consensus'.
08-05-08: Pubul57
Seems like you prefer the new Red Wine. Does make me pause to see what the consensus will be for their new preamp
Just buy the RWA and return it if you don't like it, you got nothing to lose. For the record, I do not own RWA product but I like their humble marketin strategy.